Hieromartyr · 18th century
Hieromartyr Juvenal of Alaska
Also known as John Hovorukhin
A Valaam missionary priest-monk sent to Alaska in 1794 who was killed while preaching; honored as a protomartyr of America.
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Notes
Among the Synaxis of All Saints of Alaska.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints